Copaiba (Copaifera langsdorffii)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Copaiba or Diesel Tree (Copiafera langsdorffii) is a usually evergreen tree with a dense, round crown. It is also known as Rashed Tree or Salam Tree. It reaches up to 35 m tall with trunk diameter of up to 80 cm. It is found in South America. Copaiba is one of the species producing copaiba-balsam, an oily oleo-resin known for its wide range of uses especially in medicine.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring agent in foods and beverages. — The resin has been approved officially in the U.S.; as a food additive and is used in small amounts as a flavouring agent in foods and beverages.

Habitat & North American Range

Rainforest. Found in both primary and secondary forests, especially in the transition areas between forest and savannah. Riverine forest and gallery forest in savannah, often on well drained soils absent of flooding. (Zone 10)